Refund of the amount of state duty for a foreign passport

A foreign passport is issued only upon payment of a sum of money, which is determined by law. Situations in life are different. When applying for a foreign passport, you can, for example, deposit funds and make a mistake with the account number. Also, a citizen may change his mind to draw up a document. In these and other cases, the question arises of how to return the state duty for a passport.

According to the law of the Russian Federation, it is possible to return the amount paid, however, not in all cases. The main reasons for the return are:

The citizen received for the reason specified in Article 15 of the Federal Law No. 114. An article of the Federal Law provides for the refusal of one of the guardians (parents) to leave the child, as a result of which he may be denied a passport.
The person independently refused to submit documents and issue a foreign passport after the fee had already been paid.

The latter situation often happens when a citizen confuses the amount of payments for different types of documents. In Russian federation :

New passport.

The amounts of fees vary, and citizens often confuse them. In these cases, a refund of the state duty for a passport is possible. Let's talk about how to do it and what are the requirements for the implementation of the procedure.

Refund Compliance

Citizens are also concerned about the question of whether it is possible to return the amount paid if the receipt is lost. The procedure is strict, there are conditions that must be met:

The period for filing a return application must not exceed three years.
The basis document for the payment of funds is a saved receipt or check.

If the conditions are met, you can proceed to the actual procedure.

Process

Let's talk about how to return the state duty for a passport. The procedure is described in the Tax Code. If a person has already paid the amount to the cashier, submitted documents, but was refused registration for any reason, he can use the receipt again by submitting an application.

Otherwise, you can start the process of returning the amount paid. To do this, contact the department of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the place of official registration. Most often, it is there that citizens apply for registration of a foreign visa. To start the process, an application of the established format is written, documents are attached to it. It is important to correctly state the reason.

List of attached documents

The state returns the amount if the reason is correct, and the package of documents corresponds to the declared one. It includes:

An identity document of the applicant.
A self-filled application with a request to return the state fee paid earlier.

Bank statement (ordered in advance).
Receipt with a bank seal or original check (copies are not accepted).

The responsibility of a citizen is to correctly fill out the main paper - the application. It has a special form and is issued at the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs upon request.

The most common application mistakes

You shouldn't make mistakes. Most often, citizens commit them in the following lines:

Indicating the amount of the refund (if a citizen has paid an amount exceeding the specified one, it is required to enter the difference between the actual figure and that transferred to the cashier).
Entering the reason for the request.

Carefully check the details, the list of attached papers, do not forget to sign below. With proper filling, it will not be difficult to return the money for the state duty. In this case, it does not matter how the application for a foreign passport was submitted: through public services or through the department of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (former FMS).

Having figured out how to return the money, we will not ignore cases of lost receipts, lack of a decision from the state body. If a problem arises, do not despair.

Money can be returned even if the receipt is lost. No matter how the circumstances develop, the court becomes an alternative to a statement to state bodies. By submitting a statement of claim, you must prove the fact of transferring funds by providing a bank statement. This is just one case, and there could be many.

When submitting documents for an international passport of the old (new) sample, be careful. It is worth considering that the process of returning the amount of the fee for its manufacture is complex and lengthy. Consideration of papers takes a period of 30 days or more.